Melatonin industry asked to tighten standards after spike in child ER visits

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As melatonin’s popularity has increased in the U.S. – so have reports of its poisoning in children.

Melatonin makers are being asked to tighten their production standards amid a growing increase of the product’s exposure to infants and young children in the United States.Melatonin is a hormone that helps control the body’s sleep cycle and has become a popular over-the-counter sleeping aid. As its popularity has increased, so have reports of melatonin’s poisoning in children.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a recent investigation of melatonin products found that the actual content of the melatonin product was not always the same as the labeled ingredients or strength.Another study in 2023 found one product containing 347% more melatonin than what was actually listed on the label – and some containing no melatonin at all and, instead, CBD.

 

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